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what is estimated average requirement
used for average energy requirement of the population
what is the amount of nutrient that will be suffienct for 97.5% of the population
reference nutrient intake
what is low reference nutrient intake
amount of nutrient sufficient for the 2.5% of the population with the lowest needs
what is wasting
low weight for height
what is stunting
low height for weight
what is underweight
low weight for age
what mineral is needed for all these things: teeth and bone mineralisation, nerve impulse transmission, wound healing, cellular metabolism and muscle contraction
calcium
exclusive breast feeding is recommend for how long of babies life
first 6 months
when can you start giving babies cows milk
12 months
what is recommended as first foods for babies
veg, fruit and baby rice mixed with milk
when can you start giving whole nuts and seeds
5 years
if on breast milk for too long what nutrients may they lack
iron and zinc
are formula fed babies predisposed to childhood obesity
yes
is deprivation linked to increased dental caries
yes
over what percentile in kids is overweight
91st
over what percentile in kids in clinical obesity
98th
bmi can be used from age
2
for kids under 2 and cannot do vmi what chart do you use
bmi conversion chart
maternal employment greater than 21 hrs per week increases your risk of
being overweight
genetic causes of severe obesity
prader will and target biedl syndrome
kids 5-28 years physical activity guidelines
at least 60 mins a day
what inhibits gastric and pancreatic lipase to reduced absorption of dietary fat
orlistat
when can orlistat be prescribed to kids
adolescents with very severe obesity or severe obesity with comorbidities
a nonsens mutation is a
premature stop codon
mutated codon codes for a different amino acid
missense
what is a silent mutation
mutated codon codes for the same amino acid